Yes, the Red Wings have offered Aaron Downey a try-out

After reading bunches of whispers about Aaron Downey receiving a try-out offer from the Detroit Red Wings, Kyle Kujawa of Babcock's Death Stare noted that Downey and Brad May appeared on TSN's "Off the Record" on Tuesday, and that's where the rumor got started.

So I headed over to TSN, and yes, at the 5:50 mark of a panel discussion in which Downey and Brad May share the dais with Michael Lansdberg, Downey does indeed confirm that he called Ken Holland and, after a year away from hockey, Downey has received a training camp try-out.

It's highly likely that Downey would sign a two-way contract--assuming that he wins a spot--and would play with the Grand Rapids Griffins for the vast majority of the season...